My family and I live in Rochford District (Hillside Avenue, Hawkwell/Hockley). We are very concerned by the proposals to build up to 7500 new houses in the area. There are already significant delays and traffic jams on a frequent basis and there seems to be no investment in the roads planned. It is also extremely difficult to get doctor's appointments at any of the local surgeries due to the increase in the number of residents in recent decades. My wife is a school teacher and very aware of the pressure that the education system is currently under. Local services and infrastructure is not coping at the moment. It will not cope with an additional 7500 homes in the area.
We have been advised to provide 'facts' as part of any challenges/objections. We would like the council to adopt a target of 3500 new homes over the next 20 years (no more than 175 new homes per year). This will allow further investment in infrastructure and for the services to 'catch up' with the demands being placed on them. We do not want to see any development take place in Hockley or Hawkwell. This would be disasterous.